County office of education · Ventura County

Ventura County Office of Education schools

California’s school directory lists 4 ranked public schools under Ventura County Office of Education. Its 4 public elementary schools run from the 56th to the 93rd percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Schools around Ventura County Office of Education

10 listed public schools with mapped locations.

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Percentile among California schools at the same level

  • Strong75th+
  • Solid50–74th
  • Developing25–49th
  • Needs Supportbelow 25th
  • Not scored

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Elementary schools

Which elementary schools in Ventura County Office of Education score highest?

Meadows Arts and Technology Elementary is highest, at the 93rd percentile.

That’s higher than 93 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Ventura County Office of Education

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

Show the other 1 elementary school
  • River Oaks AcademyWestlake Village · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
    56thSolidScope Score 39
Context

The average elementary school in Ventura County Office of Education had 7 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.

Middle schools

Which middle schools in Ventura County Office of Education score highest?

BRIDGES Charter is highest, at the 82nd percentile.

That’s higher than 82 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Ventura County Office of Education

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

Context

The average middle school in Ventura County Office of Education had 9 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100.

High schools

Where does the high school we score in Ventura County Office of Education stand?

River Oaks Academy is at the 73rd percentile.

That’s higher than 73 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). It’s the only public high school we score in Ventura County Office of Education.

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

  • River Oaks AcademyWestlake Village · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
    73rdSolidScope Score 64
6 high schools not ranked statewide

Alternative schools, court and community schools and special education centers enroll students differently from a regular school, so each is compared only with its own kind or not ranked.

  • Vista Real Charter HighAlternative school: compared only with other alternative schools
  • Gateway CommunityCounty community school: students are placed here by probation, district or voluntary referral, so we don’t rank it
  • PhoenixSpecial education center: students are placed here by an IEP team, not by address and not by lottery, so we don’t rank it
  • ProvidenceJuvenile court school: students are enrolled by court order, most for weeks or months, so we don’t rank it
  • Triton AcademySpecial education center: students are placed here by an IEP team, not by address and not by lottery, so we don’t rank it
  • Ventura County Special EducationSpecial education center: students are placed here by an IEP team, not by address and not by lottery, so we don’t rank it

The county office

What does Ventura County Office of Education plan to spend on?

The county office plans $3.8 million across 24 funded actions in 2026–27.

What the county office plans

$3.8 million

planned in its 2026–27 plan for 24 funded actions in 5 goals. That’s 3% of its $131.1 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the county office reports what it spent in a later plan.

The plan in short

Source: the county office’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 90 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

Where the money goes

The money is spread out. No action gets more than 14%, and the three largest, Transportation (Gateway); Campus Safety; and Credit Recovery, Instructional Program, Graduation Options, take 34% between them. The plan itself puts 83% of it toward staff.

Reading, math and catch-up help

2 of the plan’s 24 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.

Actions whose titles name catch-up help or English learners
  • Catch-up help $368,881
  • English learners $172,816

Largest of these

  • Credit Recovery, Instructional Program, Graduation Options$368,881
  • Targeted Supports for English Learners$172,816
For high-need students (English learners, low-income students and foster youth) and what changed
For high-need students

It plans $1.2 million in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $1.3 million and estimates it spent $887,765, $378,307 (30%) less than planned (our arithmetic).

Ask: Why did estimated spending on these services come in $378,307 under the 2025–26 plan, and where does that money go in 2026–27?

What changed

The total is $57,952 (1%) lower than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Counseling (social-emotional/​behavioral), which went from $348,845 to $246,051.

Largest cuts

  • Counseling (social-emotional/​behavioral)−⁠$102,794
  • Rehabilitative Counseling (Gateway)−⁠$96,934
  • Professional Learning, Supports, Supplemental Resources−⁠$19,427

Largest increases

  • Transportation (Gateway)+⁠$61,274
  • Campus Safety+⁠$24,094
  • Transitions (Providence)+⁠$15,731

Ask: What did Counseling (social-emotional/​behavioral) pay for, and what changes now that the 2026–27 plan gives it $102,794 less?

The plan’s own titles and amounts
  • Transportation (Gateway) · $541,361
  • Campus Safety · $373,348
  • Credit Recovery, Instructional Program, Graduation Options · $368,881
The full plan5 goals, 30 measures and where the money goes

We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($3.8 million).

Where does the money go?

37% to Goal 3. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.

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G2
G3
G4

Change since the 2025–26 plan, same title

  • fell 25% or more
  • fell 10–25%
  • fell 2–10%
  • within 2%
  • grew 2–10%
  • grew 10–25%
  • grew 25% or more
  • new or renamed title
  • not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals

Every goal, in the plan’s order

Goal 1The Ventura County Office of Education (VCOE) will provide all students equitable access to standards-based…$1.0 million27% of action budgets

“The Ventura County Office of Education (VCOE) will provide all students equitable access to standards-based educational experiences to increase academic achievement” p. 15 ↗

7 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $1.0 million (−⁠$10,522)

Largest funded actions

  1. Credit Recovery, Instructional Program, Graduation Options$368,881action 1.3 · p. 49 ↗
  2. Foster Youth and Homeless Youth Liaison$355,612action 1.2 · p. 49 ↗
  3. Targeted Supports for English Learners$172,816action 1.4 · p. 49 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  4. Instructional Planning/​Curriculum Development$55,675action 1.6 · p. 49 ↗
  5. Students with Disabilities$29,353action 1.7 · p. 49 ↗

2 more funded actions in this goal

  • Teacher Credentials/​Assignments · action 1.5 · p. 49 ↗$28,329
  • Professional Learning, Supports, Supplemental Resources · action 1.1 · p. 49 ↗$25,000

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Professional Learning, Supports, Supplemental Resources−⁠$19,427$44,427 → $25,000 · p. 49 ↗
  2. Foster Youth and Homeless Youth Liaison+⁠$12,889$342,723 → $355,612 · p. 49 ↗
  3. Credit Recovery, Instructional Program, Graduation Options−⁠$8,659$377,540 → $368,881 · p. 49 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Targeted Supports for English Learners · $172,964 → $172,816 · p. 49 ↗−⁠$148
  • Instructional Planning/​Curriculum Development · $53,373 → $55,675 · p. 49 ↗+⁠$2,302
  • Students with Disabilities · $27,870 → $29,353 · p. 49 ↗+⁠$1,483
  • Teacher Credentials/​Assignments · $27,291 → $28,329 · p. 49 ↗+⁠$1,038

How the plan measures it · 12 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 15 ↗.

Goal 2The Ventura County Office of Education (VCOE) will increase and maintain collaborative relationships with all…$283,6747% of action budgets

“The Ventura County Office of Education (VCOE) will increase and maintain collaborative relationships with all educational partners through participation in school community events” p. 23 ↗

3 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $263,460 (+⁠$20,214)

Largest funded actions

  1. Parent/​Caregiver participation at school events/​activities$143,224action 2.1 · p. 50 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $95,569 is state funding counted toward those services
  2. Community Agency/​Organization Partnerships$86,934action 2.3 · p. 50 ↗
  3. Parent/​Caregiver Outreach$53,516action 2.2 · p. 50 ↗

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Parent/​Caregiver Outreach+⁠$8,940$44,576 → $53,516 · p. 50 ↗
  2. Parent/​Caregiver participation at school events/​activities+⁠$8,543$134,681 → $143,224 · p. 50 ↗
  3. Community Agency/​Organization Partnerships+⁠$2,731$84,203 → $86,934 · p. 50 ↗

How the plan measures it · 3 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 23 ↗.

Goal 3 · Equity Multiplier Focus GoalDuring the 2025-26 school year, the Ventura County Office of Education (VCOE) will improve student engagement…$1.4 million37% of action budgets

“During the 2025-26 school year, the Ventura County Office of Education (VCOE) will improve student engagement and reduce chronic absenteeism and suspension rates at Gateway and Providence for all students, including socioeconomically disadvantaged students (SED), students with disabilities (SWD), Long-term English Learners (LTELs) and Hispanic students by increasing participation in dual enrollment, Career Technical Education (CTE) courses, and positive behavior interventions” p. 27 ↗

9 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $1.5 million (−⁠$49,301)

Largest funded actions

  1. Campus Safety$373,348action 3.5 · p. 50 ↗
  2. Counseling (social-emotional/​behavioral)$246,051action 3.1 · p. 50 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $43,060 is state funding counted toward those services
  3. Academic Counseling$197,678action 3.2 · p. 50 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $116,992 is state funding counted toward those services
  4. RESET program (Gateway)$177,494action 3.3 · p. 50 ↗
  5. Student Engagement (Providence)$157,633action 3.8 · p. 50 ↗

4 more funded actions in this goal

  • Transitions (Providence) · action 3.9 · p. 50 ↗$136,974
  • Enrichment (Gateway) · action 3.7 · p. 50 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $105,238 is state funding counted toward those services$112,128
  • Attendance Incentive Program · action 3.4 · p. 50 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$6,000
  • Student Recognition · action 3.6 · p. 50 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$4,800

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Counseling (social-emotional/​behavioral)−⁠$102,794$348,845 → $246,051 · p. 50 ↗
  2. Campus Safety+⁠$24,094$349,254 → $373,348 · p. 50 ↗
  3. Transitions (Providence)+⁠$15,731$121,243 → $136,974 · p. 50 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Academic Counseling · $186,778 → $197,678 · p. 50 ↗+⁠$10,900
  • RESET program (Gateway) · $167,690 → $177,494 · p. 50 ↗+⁠$9,804
  • Student Engagement (Providence) · $155,986 → $157,633 · p. 50 ↗+⁠$1,647
  • Enrichment (Gateway) · $124,311 → $112,128 · p. 50 ↗−⁠$12,183
  • Attendance Incentive Program · $2,500 → $6,000 · p. 50 ↗+⁠$3,500
  • Student Recognition · $4,800 → $4,800 · p. 50 ↗unchanged

How the plan measures it · 6 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 27 ↗.

Goal 4The Ventura County Office of Education (VCOE) will provide services and support to Ventura County expelled…$1.0 million27% of action budgets

“The Ventura County Office of Education (VCOE) will provide services and support to Ventura County expelled youth to meet their expulsion terms, earn their high school diploma, or return to their home district” p. 35 ↗

4 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $1.1 million (−⁠$18,343)

Largest funded actions

  1. Transportation (Gateway)$541,361action 4.2 · p. 51 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  2. Rehabilitative Counseling (Gateway)$306,644action 4.1 · p. 51 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $92,020 is state funding counted toward those services
  3. Transitions to Gateway$100,711action 4.3 · p. 51 ↗
  4. High Risk Meetings (Gateway)$94,311action 4.4 · p. 51 ↗

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Rehabilitative Counseling (Gateway)−⁠$96,934$403,578 → $306,644 · p. 51 ↗
  2. Transportation (Gateway)+⁠$61,274$480,087 → $541,361 · p. 51 ↗
  3. Transitions to Gateway+⁠$10,182$90,529 → $100,711 · p. 51 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • High Risk Meetings (Gateway) · $87,176 → $94,311 · p. 51 ↗+⁠$7,135

How the plan measures it · 4 measures · 1 quoted

  • Percentage of students returning to their home district annually (Gateway) p. 35 ↗
    Baseline
    2023-2024 54%
    Target for year 3
    Maintain at least 50%

3 more measures in the plan’s table.

Goal 5The Ventura County Office of Education (VCOE) will provide countywide support services to students in foster…$40,0001% of action budgets

“The Ventura County Office of Education (VCOE) will provide countywide support services to students in foster care and offer technical support to districts, county agencies, and other community partners to address barriers to social-emotional and academic success of students in foster care” p. 39 ↗

1 funded action · 2025–26 plan: $40,000 (unchanged)

Largest funded actions

  1. Relevant Professional Learning/​Trainings$40,000action 5.2 · p. 51 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Relevant Professional Learning/​Trainings · $40,000 → $40,000 · p. 51 ↗unchanged

How the plan measures it · 5 measures · 2 quoted

  • Percentage of students who remain enrolled in their school of origin upon entry into foster care p. 39 ↗
    Baseline
    2023-2024 63%
    Target for year 3
    75%
  • Trainings related to the education of students in foster care p. 40 ↗
    Baseline
    2023-2024 15 trainings offered
    Target for year 3
    Maintain a minimum of 15 trainings a year

3 more measures in the plan’s table.

All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.

Who goes to the county office’s schools
Who attends

Student mix

2024–25 · October enrollment count, 3,369 students
1. Hispanic or Latino: 53%2. White: 36%3. Two or more races: 6%4. Asian: 2%5. Filipino: 1%6. Not reported: <1%7. Black or African American: <1%8. American Indian or Alaska Native: <1%9. Pacific Islander: <1%Student mix2024–25
  1. Hispanic or Latino53%
  2. White36%
  3. Two or more races6%
  4. Asian2%
  5. Filipino1%
  6. Not reported<1%
  7. Black or African American<1%
  8. American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
  9. Pacific Islander<1%
Shares use the district's own October enrollment counts from the CDE, including its charter schools.

Free or reduced-price meals

54%

Across California, 63% of students qualify.

2024–25 · 1,821 of 3,369 students qualify, summed from the CDE’s meal counts for every school it lists under the county office, charters included. It comes from a different CDE file than the student mix, so the two totals differ.

The county office’s state records

Is the state giving the county office extra help?

The state is giving Ventura County Office of Education extra help in 2026, the second year after it qualified on the 2025 Dashboard.

How English learners moved up on the state’s English test

From spring 2025 to spring 2026, 18% of the county office’s English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top (5 of 28 students). California: 47%. It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent.

Sources: District help (CDE) ↗ · English learner progress (CDE) ↗. State results from the 2026 California School Dashboard.

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Common questions

Which public schools in Ventura County Office of Education rank highest?

Elementary: Meadows Arts and Technology Elementary, 93rd percentile (Strong). Middle: BRIDGES Charter, 82nd percentile (Strong). High: River Oaks Academy, 73rd percentile (Solid). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.

What is in Ventura County Office of Education’s 2026–27 spending plan?

The county office’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $3.8 million into 24 funded actions in 5 goals, 3% of its $131.1 million general fund budget. Its largest goal holds $1.4 million, 37% of the action budgets. The 2026–27 plan, goal by goal.
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Are the public schools in Ventura County Office of Education good?

Ventura County Office of Education’s 4 public elementary schools run from the 56th to the 93rd percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Strong and 3 Solid. Ventura County Office of Education’s 3 public middle schools run from the 56th to the 82nd percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Strong and 2 Solid. Ventura County Office of Education has one public high school we score, River Oaks Academy, at the 73rd percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Solid. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.

How does chronic absence in Ventura County Office of Education compare with California?

The average elementary school in Ventura County Office of Education had 7 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. The average middle school in Ventura County Office of Education had 9 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.

Where do these results come from?

California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.

Sources and methodology

This page lists the public schools the state directory lists under Ventura County Office of Education, with its spending and state accountability records.

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school

Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.

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